This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 03 27.1546* 10 25 01.62 -30 51 15.5 13.2 U Ant 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc89 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461126.6546,13.16,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260327.1546 13.16CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images and produce the finder charts
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 10:25:01.62 -30:51:15.5 ;done
# Combine the finder charts into one image (note the '*' symbols meaning the command will work only if you have a single transient in that field)
montage resample_wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0424_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20_00sec_-10_00C_LIGHT_0105_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0424_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20_00sec_-10_00C_LIGHT_0104_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0424_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20_00sec_-10_00C_LIGHT_0105_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0 resample_wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0424_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20_00sec_-10_00C_LIGHT_0104_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461061.87334150 21.01.2026 08:57:26.706 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
First image: 2461061.87334150 21.01.2026 08:57:26.706 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
Last image: 2461126.65490165 27.03.2026 03:42:53.503 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 1
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.31
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 5 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 7146
Objects passed selection criteria: 7132
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.2 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.2 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 6018.5
Average stars matched: 5892.25 (97.9023 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 113788 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc89 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20251122 p4) 15.2.1 20251122
VaST compiled on Sat Mar 21 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc88-354-ge3e751fc
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-03-21)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Thu Mar 26 22:49:06 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461061.87334150 21.01.2026 08:57:26.706 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
First image: 2461061.87334150 21.01.2026 08:57:26.706 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
Last image: 2461126.65490165 27.03.2026 03:42:53.503 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 20
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.01
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 15 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 2.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 57000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.83 # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 54724
Objects passed selection criteria: 54639
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.2 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.2 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 46379
Average stars matched: 45031 (97.0935 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 158000 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc89 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20251122 p4) 15.2.1 20251122
VaST compiled on Sat Mar 21 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc88-354-ge3e751fc
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-03-21)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Thu Mar 26 22:50:05 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
The reference JD(UT) for computing planet and comet positions: 2461126.65434029
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits'
wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits'
wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits'
wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits exists and is non-empty
Saving wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits'
The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:26:01.730 -34:00:05.44
Second-epoch image center 10:26:05.021 -34:00:20.46
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:26:01.730 -34:00:05.44
Second-epoch image center 10:26:03.992 -34:00:53.30
Angular distance between the image centers 0.02 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 10:26:05.021 -34:00:20.46
Second-epoch second image center 10:26:03.992 -34:00:53.30
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00979 deg.
###################################
Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits &> /tmp/tmp.z2hKvqVfN4
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits &> /tmp/tmp.mJQxJKUTBY
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits &> /tmp/tmp.zH9XcBhEAe
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits &> /tmp/tmp.F3ShaQx5So
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits and wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits and wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits and wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Matched with Tycho-2 7534 out of 8859 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.727312
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.727312
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.31
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.42
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.42
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 3000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
2.1 pix Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
2.5 pix fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
2.5 pix fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.4 mag. Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
14.4 mag. Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
13.7 mag. fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
13.7 mag. fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.7 (SNR ) 10.9 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.z2hKvqVfN4 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits' -> 'wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=616, passed=8859
Got 8859 stars (including 8230 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 8859 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 975 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 974 stars left (next iteration limit 1071)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits -region wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.mJQxJKUTBY (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits' -> 'wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=653, passed=8886
Got 8886 stars (including 8224 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 8886 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 976 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 976 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 976 stars left (next iteration limit 1072)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits -region wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.zH9XcBhEAe (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um
Internal estimated FoV 605.3'
The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=338, passed=5110
Got 5110 stars (including 4766 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5110 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.59"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.59"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.62"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits -region wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.F3ShaQx5So (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um
Internal estimated FoV 605.3'
The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=334, passed=5143
Got 5143 stars (including 4803 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5143 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.60"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits -region wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Ant-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Ant-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 4 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits exists and is non-empty
The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:26:01.730 -34:00:05.44
Second-epoch image center 10:26:05.021 -34:00:20.46
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:26:01.730 -34:00:05.44
Second-epoch image center 10:26:03.992 -34:00:53.30
Angular distance between the image centers 0.02 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 10:26:05.021 -34:00:20.46
Second-epoch second image center 10:26:03.992 -34:00:53.30
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00979 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for ar aprallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits &> /tmp/tmp.4CJtiVvT7s
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits &> /tmp/tmp.DEmQkXVKyW
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits &> /tmp/tmp.9sWzW3b2RD
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits &> /tmp/tmp.oZY10FxcDU
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits and wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits and wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat
Found non-empty wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits and wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat
The reference image (wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat) found
'wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Matched with Tycho-2 10983 out of 65964 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.547736
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.547736
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -8.01
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.54
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.54
Magnitude calibration plot:
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 13 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 3000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
2.0 pix Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
2.4 pix fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
2.4 pix fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.5 mag. Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
14.5 mag. Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
13.8 mag. fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
13.8 mag. fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.8 (SNR ) 13.2 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.4CJtiVvT7s (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits' -> 'wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=3141, passed=65961
Got 65961 stars (including 62690 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 65961 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 974 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 973 stars left (next iteration limit 1070)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits -region wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.DEmQkXVKyW (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits' -> 'wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits'
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=3134, passed=66199
Got 66199 stars (including 62943 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 66199 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 972 stars left (next iteration limit 1069)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits -region wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.9sWzW3b2RD (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um
Internal estimated FoV 605.3'
The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=1426, passed=36204
Got 36204 stars (including 34733 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 36204 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 971 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57"
Excluding outliers - 971 stars left (next iteration limit 1068)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits -region wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
############ /tmp/tmp.oZY10FxcDU (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um
Internal estimated FoV 605.3'
The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve!
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=1431, passed=36122
Got 36122 stars (including 34652 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 36122 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 972 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 973 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.55"
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57"
Excluding outliers - 972 stars left (next iteration limit 1069)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits -region wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits.cat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-57-26_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0424.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/wcs_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_02-58-10_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0425.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-05_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0104.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-26_CI_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_224437_TTUQ2b1x1_27584_LhumfOTD/wcs_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Ant-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out81028.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out81182.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out81245.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 5s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 81028_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 81028_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:55:25.85 -32:46:54.6 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.77, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.75)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 2.091 5438849612435714944 148.85709999216 -32.78210846845 12.5246 11.4945 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#2.091#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 81031_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 81031_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:18:13.07 -29:43:28.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 81139_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 81139_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:00:05.41 -36:01:05.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 81176_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 81176_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:11:45.99 -34:21:09.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 81182_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 81182_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:07:55.29 -32:35:15.4 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=12.73, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=13.71)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.111 5460055583964733696 151.98053802208 -32.58733472340 12.6752 11.9611 NOT_AVAILABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.111#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 81210_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 81210_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:37:24.15 -35:03:54.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 81220_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 81220_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:24:00.24 -31:30:51.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 81245_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105
Preparing report for the candidate 81245_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105
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Considering the candidate 81249_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 81249_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:20:33.77 -30:29:55.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 46898_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 46898_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:18:00.28 -32:54:09.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 21274_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 21274_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:58:26.81 -35:41:12.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 30261_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 30261_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:21:32.73 -34:39:32.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 14775_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105
The candidate 14775_fd_Ant-02-Q2b1x1_2026-03-26_22-42-53_20.00sec_-10.00C_LIGHT_0105 did not pass the final checks